Amman vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3985
🏠 One person rent	$358	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1693
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$2362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	98
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	4.01M	3.28M

The cost of living in Amman is 43% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5457th and 2577th ($981 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Spain, respectively. Check Jordan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3121st and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Madrid

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	Amman	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.28	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$9474

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1377
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1572
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1492
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1219
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1298
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1138
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1282
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1303
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1139
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1187
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1203
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1207
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$973
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$932
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1127
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1140
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1109
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$983
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1137
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1241
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1142
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$902
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1260
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1206
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1283
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1096
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1382
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$987
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$963
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1191
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1056
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1210
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$807
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1214
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1176
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1437